A mother rehoused by a council claims she was sent to accommodation that was "filthy" and littered with used needles.

Samantha John says she was moved from her privately rented home into emergency accommodation nearby.

The 29-year-old said she was told the new house had been cleaned before her arrival.

But when she arrived, she said the property was "filthy" and full of used needles which filled several bags when cleaned up.

She is currently living with her sister while the issue is resolved, but her children, aged 10, eight and four, are staying with family members until Ms John finds them a new home.

"It's disgusting. The place was absolutely filthy when we arrived," she said of the accommodation in Briton Ferry, near Neath.

"The council moved me to emergency accommodation and I went to move our stuff in with my sisters while the children were in school but when we arrived, it was filthy.

"There was dirt and rubbish everywhere, and empty bottles under the sofa. The cupboard doors were falling off their hinges in the kitchen, there was blood on the mattresses we were expected to sleep on and the paint on the walls was chipped.

"There were also needles everywhere, including in the sofa where we had been sitting, and we found a pair of jeans covered in blood.

"The council told me they had cleaned the property before I arrived but there is no way that they did.

"My eldest has a disability, and I can't risk taking my children into that environment. So now they are staying with a family member and I'm with my sister while we try to sort something out. I hate being away from them, but I cannot take them back to that place."

Neath Port Talbot Council said they were investigating Ms Jones' claims.

A spokesman said: "The council does not comment on individual cases however the claims are being fully investigated".